Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Letter to Editor | I support the Orcas Island Health Care District plan
-- from Melinda Milligan -- I've recently become aware of a petition to exempt the University of Washington clinic from the need to submit a proposal for the establishment of a health care system/practice on
Letter to Editor | Say my name
-- from Sherry Vinson -- I’m wondering if I have the right to even write this letter; a privileged white woman living a privileged white life in a privileged white community. If Sean Bell were
Department of Health highlights importance of face coverings, shares additional information
-- from Washington State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – As counties across Washington state continue their progress on phased reopening, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) urges Washington residents to continue to do their
Big changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
-- from Mickey Von Dassow for Economic Development Council -- Businesses should take a second look at the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in light of substantial revisions signed into law on Friday June 5. The
Islander launches petition to allow UW Clinic to continue operations on Orcas
-- from Brianna Rose -- This petition is a plea to the Orcas Island Health Care District to allow UW to continue operating the UW Orcas Clinic as it has been. UW is on its third
Phase 3: What, when, how, why
-- from Brendan Cowan for Department of Emergency Management -- The Governor’s “Safe Start” Plan and What it Means for San Juan CountyOn May 29, Governor Inslee released further details on his “Safe Start” plan,
Pandemonium Poetry | Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
QUESTIONNAIREby Wendell Berry How much poison are you willingto eat for the success of the freemarket and global trade? Pleasename your preferred poisons.For the sake of goodness, how muchevil are you willing to do?Fill in
A pop-up drive-in movie theatre is coming to Orcas. UPDATE | Second night added
"See you at the movies" -- from Donna Laslo -- UPDATE: This week we launched the much-anticipated Orcas Island Pop-Up Drive-In Movie Theater and the reservations were gone in a record 30 minutes. So we added
CWR founder recalls his first encounter with Granny (J2)
-- from Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research -- My first acquaintance with the Southern Resident killer whale designated J2 was on April 16, 1976 in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound. J2 ID photograph (1976) I
Orcas will soon send homegrown Latin scholar Ewan Lister off to UW
-- from Francie Kisko -- Some of the Latin students at the 2013 Roman Banquet: Top row: Patty Johnson, Ian Lister, Ewan Lister, Margie Doyle, and Michael Armenia. In front: Flora Lister. Ewan is dressed
Recovery and Resiliency Project seeks greater diversity
Application date extended -- from Hillary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Ten days ago, the Orcas Island Community Foundation and the Community Emergency Response Advisory team requested applications from individuals who wished to
Pandemonium Poetry | Spell to be said against hatred
SPELL TO BE SAID AGAINST HATREDby Jane Hirshfield Until each breath refuses they, those, them.Until the Dramatis Personae of the book’s first page says, “Each one is you.” Until hope bows to its hopelessness only
How Iceland beat the Coronavirus
The country didn’t just manage to flatten the curve; itvirtually eliminated it. -- from The New Yorker, reprinted upon request of a reader -- On the morning of Friday, February 28th, Ævar Pálmi Pálmason, a
Letter to Editor | Reopening is a symbiotic relationship
-- from Laura Saccio, Earthbox Inn & Spa -- More than 20 years ago, my grandfather, a New Mexican farmer, rescued me from a life of impersonal work in the financial industry. I had been
Inslee issues safety plan template for businesses in Phase 3
What we must do to get there -- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today released a template for businesses in Phase 3 of the Washington “Safe Start” plan. Each business or entity operating
OHS Class of 2020 invites community to virtual commencement ceremony
-- from Kyle Freeman, Orcas Island High School Principal -- The faculty and staff of Orcas Island High School and the Orcas Island School District would like to invite the Orcas Island community (both near
